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title: XlCategoryType Enumeration (PowerPoint)
ms.prod: powerpoint
api_name:
- PowerPoint.XlCategoryType
ms.assetid: bef63c67-c329-4430-49c1-63ca37b8ba29
ms.date: 06/08/2017
---


# XlCategoryType Enumeration (PowerPoint)

Specifies the type of the category axis.



|**Name**|**Value**|**Description**|
|:-----|:-----|:-----|
|**xlAutomaticScale**|-4105|Word controls the axis type.|
|**xlCategoryScale**|2|Axis groups data by an arbitrary set of categories.|
|**xlTimeScale**|3|Axis groups data on a time scale.|

